Matarr,

This is a positive proposal that we should embark upon .
Having interest in our country and the welfare of our people
Is part of worship . As far as I'm concern , I do not care who
is up there as long as he/she is for the interest of the country
and the welfare of our people .

Beran

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Matarr Sajaw [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Thursday, February 24, 2000 1:49 AM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Gambians in Diaspora and Elections 2001

                My Fellow G List Members,
                      As elections 2001 draws closer, I am suggesting that we
                begin to look in ways that we can contribute as a group.
Participating
                in the selection of our leaders is not just a moral
responsibility but a
                constitutional one.
                      I have lived outside the Gambia for many years now and
shameless to say,
                "never had the opportunity to vote."  We should now form a
movement to
                register
                every Gambian regardless of demographics to vote in this coming
elections.
                       During my short tenure in Eastern Connecticut, I was
among a Group of
                Senegalese nationals. Although we stayed in a remote college
town, these
                group of patriotic Senegalese were able to mobilize all of there
people to
                perform and
                exercise their right to vote. They did this through chat rooms,
publications,
                aggressive door to door meetings, involvement of various
Government entities,
                websites and good old fashion
                "word of mouth."
                        Today as they get ready to vote for the second time
since my
                associations with them, they have helped to create a culture of
Senegalese in
                Diaspora who have demonstrated that they are not only matured in
the excise
                of their constitutional rights but have the ability to help
steer a global
                media to serve as watch dogs for the smooth
                transition. (Although the results are yet to be measured)
                         We have posted thousands of emails to this list. If all
the postings
                were
                executed in a day I belief this list would shutdown (laugh).. My
suggestion
                is that we
                start a list of volunteers Globally to begin initiating this
process. For
                those of you on the list that have experience in this kind of
work should
                lead the process. We must register
                all Gambian nationals that are of voting age and with the help
of the
                electoral college
                identify designated voting venues.
                          The process has to be nonpartisan. If you truly belief
that the
                future of the Gambia is in our hands, we should start now
because this kind
                of work requires time. We must also try to put our differences
aside and
                realize that this is not a popularity
                contest but a call for a democratic process.
                          In conclusion, I want to say that conflict arises
whenever
                interests collide. We must really try to work on instruments of
making this
                process work. I say this because
                many Gambians have the attitude that they don't want to get
involve because
                they do
                not want to become "part of a dysfunctional force that can be
attributed to
                some regrettable circumstance or cause" I am willing to render
my minute time
                for the interest of some Gambians to vote.
                          Please give this some considerations.
                 Awaiting your comments.
                Best wishes From.
                Matarr  Sajaw


----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the
Gambia-L
                Web interface at:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html


----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html

----------------------------------------------------------------------------